Adding on to what Kathleen said: I drove down to see the total eclipse, and when it's actually total it gets noticeably darker (significantly more so than during the partial) and animals start freaking out. While the total eclipse was going on there were suddenly crickets going full blast in the middle of the day, and then they cut out immediately when the eclipse stopped.
i live in central Missouri, and the 100% total eclipse was eerie. it was very dark outside, like late evening, or twilight, but the shadows were all as if it was early afternoon (because it was). also seeing the sun's corona was breathtaking
Justin Fuemmeler Drove up to central MO from AR to see totality, and yeah, the sudden twilight, the 360° sunset around the horizon, and seeing the stars at midday was eerie and cool (literally cool, too, when it goes from sweltering to pleasantly warm).
Same, (I'm just outside KC) the before and after was really eerie too, the sun looked like it was a Maglite bulb without the cover, we lost the shadows completely during totality, it was just like it was 9p.m., aside from the ring of light/Elder God's Eye in the sky
I've only gotten to really see lunar eclipses in the southern hemisphere, having never really lived in the right place to view it, so huge thanks Graham! That was awesome to watch, now I want to experience one for real.
We got to see totality. It was the coolest thing I've ever seen. All the night lights came on and the insects started chirping like it was night. The light level was around dusk light level and it did get colder.
It was definitely a lot of fun seeing it. Only got about 70% coverage here but had a lot of fun watching it with my co-workers using a welding mask since everywhere was sold out of eclipse glasses.
I traveled south to see 100% totality and even when clouds managed to show up JUST in time to block it from view (literally, the clouds crossed in front of it not even a minute before the Baily's beads effect started, and by the time there was a break the diamond ring effect was vanishing) it was still an incredible experience. Especially that temperature change! I'm glad it was noticeable even at lower percentages.
Graham Stark, making home movies but calling them vlogs and posting them on the internet to avoid the dreaded "Dad" stereotypes. I'm on to your cunning plan mister! =P (But for seirousies, I love the vlogs. Great work!)
We were so lucky, we live like 5 miles within the totality zone on the east coast and we'd had storms and clouds all day, but we had perfect clarity just in front of the sun for all 30-45 seconds of the full eclipse. It was so beautiful I genuinely can't even.
My parents drove down from Michigan to see the totality in Tennessee, and according to them it was quite a unique experience. Of course, then it was over five hours of fighting traffic to get back to my place (normally under a three hour drive from where they were). Still, maybe if I'm conveniently located for the next one, I'll try to experience it. At work in Central Kentucky, we had around 94% coverage. Like you said, it got darker, like I was wearing sunglasses. And then it got not darker. I didn't actually notice it getting colder, honestly, though that might've just been the humidity retaining the heat better. Or maybe it was where I was standing; I lacked glasses to view it, so I instead opted for standing in the middle of an open field (there USED to be buildings there, the company I work for is... sort of shrinking). That was pretty neat, really, watching everything get darker all around me for a good distance.
The shadows are so cool! I live in SC and my work hosted a free event at a park inviting people to come watch the eclipse with us (we were in the path of totality). We had people who drove all the way from Maryland and New Jersey to watch the eclipse. It was like you said here, like sunglasses or an instagram filter covered everything. It was so weird when the sun was entirely covered, though. It was notably darker and cooler (ever from when it was a crescent), and the second the moon moved and you could see even a sliver of the sun, it immediately got warmer. There's another one in 2024 going from northeast to southwestish over North America, and now I am seriously considering driving to see it again. I'm a little bitter and mad at myself though--I spent all day outside and forgot to put on sunscreen... a sunburn was not the kind of souvenir I wanted from this experience lol
Graham, you need to get to the next Total Eclipse in 2024 and do a gvlog for it. I went to GP Denver and had a frustrating weekend of Magic. We stopped in Wyoming on the way back for totality, and it alone made the trip worth it. You've seen pictures of a total solar eclipse, but that doesn't prepare you for the moment when that image is really is the sun, and is tangible.
I've seen an annular solar eclipse with about 98% of the sun's disk covered, and with the naked eye it was impossible to tell a difference - just an ambient dimming. But when it slides into 100% eclipse the whole sun goes completely black. I drove a few hundred miles to get to the path of totality and it was the coolest thing I have ever seen.
All of that is what i noticed durring my time durring the eclipse. I live in Tacoma, Washington, and the first thing i noticed was that my eyes felt like i had a filter over them as it wasnt really dark by all of the color around me seemed off. Reminded me of snowy days early in the morning but when the clouds basicly cleared up. It was cooler but still really hot over all
I know that overhere (in the Netherlands) it was once end of the 90's / begin of the 00's that there was a full on eclipse for a couple of sec. It seems that an eclipse is something (a full one) you can only witness once in the same spot/country. Because after that I've never seen one
I drove to see the total eclipse from where I am from. The automatic street and security lights went on and crickets started chirping in the middle of the day while the eclipse was fully totaled. The katydids, an annoying loud insect, started chirping just before. I also saw some little birds start freaking out and crawling through some brush just before it went mostly dark. It was dark like twilight/ dusk. Just enough to see a tinge of pink to the horizon. it was really very noticeably cooler, 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. The next one is August 8, 2024, an annular eclipse, or August 21, 2045, just like the one we saw this time.
Where I'm at, we had 99% coverage, but it was really cloudy. Did get to experience the dark and cold, but that was about it. Still a pretty weird experience.
Next eclipse to go through the United States is on April 8, 2024. We are already planning a trip to Dallas after watching the eclipse from Salem this year.
I looked up at the sun more than is advised, but since I saw mostly clouds and not actually a sun, I think I'll be fine. There were a couple points where the clouds thinned enough that I got a good picture just pointing my smartphone at the sun (we had 92% max here), though, so that was cool.
Dear Dr. Graham: Seeing as you're about my age, do you remember the eclipse of 1994? It was amazing to me as a kid, and when they told me the next one would be in 2017, I was like "Wow! I'll be... 35? I'll be SO OLD THEN!" Ah youth... :-D
I believe the next one is in 2024 and it won't be as near totality for you. Its farther east on a diagonal from the east coast of canada through texas.
Yep April 8, 2024, like Jesse said, The arc will be from Mexico to east Canada. Check out eclipse. gsfc. nasa . gov (spaces added to avoid hyperlinks).
Give your parents my compliments on the backyard/garden. It's absolutely beautiful.
Adding on to what Kathleen said:
I drove down to see the total eclipse, and when it's actually total it gets noticeably darker (significantly more so than during the partial) and animals start freaking out. While the total eclipse was going on there were suddenly crickets going full blast in the middle of the day, and then they cut out immediately when the eclipse stopped.
Brian B. I even noticed in my garden all the bees fell asleep and started crawling around about 5 minutes after the totality
+Brian B. The bees in the garden were confused.
Maybe it was the Weefees that were confusing them
All hail the God-Pharoah for the hours have come. Right?
Also, more GVlogs! Awesome!
i live in central Missouri, and the 100% total eclipse was eerie. it was very dark outside, like late evening, or twilight, but the shadows were all as if it was early afternoon (because it was).
also seeing the sun's corona was breathtaking
Justin Fuemmeler Drove up to central MO from AR to see totality, and yeah, the sudden twilight, the 360° sunset around the horizon, and seeing the stars at midday was eerie and cool (literally cool, too, when it goes from sweltering to pleasantly warm).
Same, (I'm just outside KC) the before and after was really eerie too, the sun looked like it was a Maglite bulb without the cover, we lost the shadows completely during totality, it was just like it was 9p.m., aside from the ring of light/Elder God's Eye in the sky
I've only gotten to really see lunar eclipses in the southern hemisphere, having never really lived in the right place to view it, so huge thanks Graham! That was awesome to watch, now I want to experience one for real.
Wow your parents have a lovely garden
We got to see totality. It was the coolest thing I've ever seen. All the night lights came on and the insects started chirping like it was night. The light level was around dusk light level and it did get colder.
It was definitely a lot of fun seeing it. Only got about 70% coverage here but had a lot of fun watching it with my co-workers using a welding mask since everywhere was sold out of eclipse glasses.
Your family seems completely lovely, good to see a Gvlog, again.
I traveled south to see 100% totality and even when clouds managed to show up JUST in time to block it from view (literally, the clouds crossed in front of it not even a minute before the Baily's beads effect started, and by the time there was a break the diamond ring effect was vanishing) it was still an incredible experience. Especially that temperature change! I'm glad it was noticeable even at lower percentages.
Graham Stark, making home movies but calling them vlogs and posting them on the internet to avoid the dreaded "Dad" stereotypes. I'm on to your cunning plan mister! =P (But for seirousies, I love the vlogs. Great work!)
My eclipse day was filled with clouds and thunderstorms. Stunning
We were so lucky, we live like 5 miles within the totality zone on the east coast and we'd had storms and clouds all day, but we had perfect clarity just in front of the sun for all 30-45 seconds of the full eclipse. It was so beautiful I genuinely can't even.
My parents drove down from Michigan to see the totality in Tennessee, and according to them it was quite a unique experience. Of course, then it was over five hours of fighting traffic to get back to my place (normally under a three hour drive from where they were). Still, maybe if I'm conveniently located for the next one, I'll try to experience it.
At work in Central Kentucky, we had around 94% coverage. Like you said, it got darker, like I was wearing sunglasses. And then it got not darker. I didn't actually notice it getting colder, honestly, though that might've just been the humidity retaining the heat better. Or maybe it was where I was standing; I lacked glasses to view it, so I instead opted for standing in the middle of an open field (there USED to be buildings there, the company I work for is... sort of shrinking). That was pretty neat, really, watching everything get darker all around me for a good distance.
I was working inside a building with no windows and no access to internet-enabled devices when it happened... Such is life
The shadows are so cool! I live in SC and my work hosted a free event at a park inviting people to come watch the eclipse with us (we were in the path of totality). We had people who drove all the way from Maryland and New Jersey to watch the eclipse. It was like you said here, like sunglasses or an instagram filter covered everything. It was so weird when the sun was entirely covered, though. It was notably darker and cooler (ever from when it was a crescent), and the second the moon moved and you could see even a sliver of the sun, it immediately got warmer. There's another one in 2024 going from northeast to southwestish over North America, and now I am seriously considering driving to see it again.
I'm a little bitter and mad at myself though--I spent all day outside and forgot to put on sunscreen... a sunburn was not the kind of souvenir I wanted from this experience lol
Also, my mom said her neighbor's roosters started crowing when the sun came back out.
i was lucky enough to see the total eclipse of 1999 in europe. It was very striking how much darker it became at 100%
Graham, you need to get to the next Total Eclipse in 2024 and do a gvlog for it. I went to GP Denver and had a frustrating weekend of Magic. We stopped in Wyoming on the way back for totality, and it alone made the trip worth it. You've seen pictures of a total solar eclipse, but that doesn't prepare you for the moment when that image is really is the sun, and is tangible.
Thank you notification for the great life advice.
It turns out even 1% sunlight is a lot of light. Seeing a total eclipse is definitely a life goal for me. . . they say it's like another world.
I've seen an annular solar eclipse with about 98% of the sun's disk covered, and with the naked eye it was impossible to tell a difference - just an ambient dimming. But when it slides into 100% eclipse the whole sun goes completely black. I drove a few hundred miles to get to the path of totality and it was the coolest thing I have ever seen.
All of that is what i noticed durring my time durring the eclipse. I live in Tacoma, Washington, and the first thing i noticed was that my eyes felt like i had a filter over them as it wasnt really dark by all of the color around me seemed off. Reminded me of snowy days early in the morning but when the clouds basicly cleared up. It was cooler but still really hot over all
I love you guys, keep on keeping on!
I saw a solar eclipse in Cornwall, UK in 1999.
The birds freaked out and came in to roost all confused in the middle of the day.
Just shows how bright the sun actually is when you can cover up 92% of it and it doesn't get nearly as dark as you'd think.
Great gvlog! Also, your dad and Ben Soileau have obviously been trading fashion tips.
Cool stuff with the eclipse! Also Hello Graham's Fam!
In Seattle it felt like a nice early November afternoon. It was interesting.
I know that overhere (in the Netherlands) it was once end of the 90's / begin of the 00's that there was a full on eclipse for a couple of sec. It seems that an eclipse is something (a full one) you can only witness once in the same spot/country. Because after that I've never seen one
I drove to see the total eclipse from where I am from. The automatic street and security lights went on and crickets started chirping in the middle of the day while the eclipse was fully totaled. The katydids, an annoying loud insect, started chirping just before. I also saw some little birds start freaking out and crawling through some brush just before it went mostly dark. It was dark like twilight/ dusk. Just enough to see a tinge of pink to the horizon. it was really very noticeably cooler, 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. The next one is August 8, 2024, an annular eclipse, or August 21, 2045, just like the one we saw this time.
Where I'm at, we had 99% coverage, but it was really cloudy. Did get to experience the dark and cold, but that was about it. Still a pretty weird experience.
That's amazing to me that you guys had 92%. Where I live in Oregon we had 98%
Your parents house is sweet AF, yo.
I watched in WV through 2 pairs of sunglasses and welding goggles
There's one in seven years that I only need to drive about an hour to get a total eclipse.
Oh, thank god! a G-Vlog. Been like a month.
Next eclipse to go through the United States is on April 8, 2024. We are already planning a trip to Dallas after watching the eclipse from Salem this year.
I looked up at the sun more than is advised, but since I saw mostly clouds and not actually a sun, I think I'll be fine.
There were a couple points where the clouds thinned enough that I got a good picture just pointing my smartphone at the sun (we had 92% max here), though, so that was cool.
Your parent's backyard is really nice
Come to Australia, there's one in 2021!
Did any of the LRR crew go down to see the total eclipse?
Dear Dr. Graham: Seeing as you're about my age, do you remember the eclipse of 1994? It was amazing to me as a kid, and when they told me the next one would be in 2017, I was like "Wow! I'll be... 35? I'll be SO OLD THEN!"
Ah youth... :-D
July 2 2019 Argentina
There are three partial eclipses next year, if you can travel to Antarctica, the Siberia or China or the South Pacific, Chile, or Argentina. :D
It was about 90% in Colorado! I got some eclipse glasses so I could see it.
Now... How to integrate the eclipse into cH or Friday Nights? Hmmm...
I'm planning on moving to Dunedin in the next year or two, which will be the perfect place to be in July 2028
The first second of the video sure sounds like Toto - Africa..
I ended up using my telescope as a projector and projected the image onto my sketchbook and got a really nice view of it!
Ohhh Gvlog hype!
Yay, Gvlog!
The total eclipse happened the literal 1 DAY it rained in Las Vegas
The next one crossing North America is 2024. You'll have to go east to see it though.
Hey graham love the vlog. Hows the move going?
40 years?! NOPE! The next one is actually miraculously in April 2024 i believe on the 8th
There's one in 2023 too.
Next total solar eclipse on the continent is in like 7 years
I believe the next one is in 2024 and it won't be as near totality for you. Its farther east on a diagonal from the east coast of canada through texas.
Yep April 8, 2024, like Jesse said, The arc will be from Mexico to east Canada. Check out eclipse. gsfc. nasa . gov (spaces added to avoid hyperlinks).
More GVlogs! Pleeez.